Reduce intersections of constrained type variables and primitive types

src/compiler/checker.ts

@@ -16794,6 +16794,7 @@ export function createTypeChecker(host: TypeCheckerHost): TypeChecker {
         if (!(flags & TypeFlags.Never)) {
             includes |= flags & TypeFlags.IncludesMask;
             if (flags & TypeFlags.Instantiable) includes |= TypeFlags.IncludesInstantiable;
+            if (flags & TypeFlags.Intersection && getObjectFlags(type) & ObjectFlags.IsConstrainedTypeVariable) includes |= TypeFlags.IncludesConstrainedTypeVariable;
             if (type === wildcardType) includes |= TypeFlags.IncludesWildcard;
             if (!strictNullChecks && flags & TypeFlags.Nullable) {
                 if (!(getObjectFlags(type) & ObjectFlags.ContainsWideningType)) includes |= TypeFlags.IncludesNonWideningType;
@@ -16938,6 +16939,49 @@ export function createTypeChecker(host: TypeCheckerHost): TypeChecker {
         }
     }
 
+    function removeConstrainedTypeVariables(types: Type[]) {
+        const typeVariables: TypeVariable[] = [];
+        // First collect a list of the type variables occurring in constraining intersections.
+        for (const type of types) {
+            if (getObjectFlags(type) & ObjectFlags.IsConstrainedTypeVariable) {
+                const index = (type as IntersectionType).types[0].flags & TypeFlags.TypeVariable ? 0 : 1;
+                pushIfUnique(typeVariables, (type as IntersectionType).types[index]);
+            }
+        }
+        // For each type variable, check if the constraining intersections for that type variable fully
+        // cover the constraint of the type variable; if so, remove the constraining intersections and
+        // substitute the type variable.
+        for (const typeVariable of typeVariables) {
+            const primitives: Type[] = [];
+            // First collect the primitive types from the constraining intersections.
+            for (const type of types) {
+                if (getObjectFlags(type) & ObjectFlags.IsConstrainedTypeVariable) {
+                    const index = (type as IntersectionType).types[0].flags & TypeFlags.TypeVariable ? 0 : 1;
+                    if ((type as IntersectionType).types[index] === typeVariable) {
+                        insertType(primitives, (type as IntersectionType).types[1 - index]);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            // If every constituent in the type variable's constraint is covered by an intersection of the type
+            // variable and that constituent, remove those intersections and substitute the type variable.
+            const constraint = getBaseConstraintOfType(typeVariable)!;
+            if (everyType(constraint, t => containsType(primitives, t))) {
+                let i = types.length;
+                while (i > 0) {
+                    i--;
+                    const type = types[i];
+                    if (getObjectFlags(type) & ObjectFlags.IsConstrainedTypeVariable) {
+                        const index = (type as IntersectionType).types[0].flags & TypeFlags.TypeVariable ? 0 : 1;
+                        if ((type as IntersectionType).types[index] === typeVariable && containsType(primitives, (type as IntersectionType).types[1 - index])) {
+                            orderedRemoveItemAt(types, i);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                insertType(types, typeVariable);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     function isNamedUnionType(type: Type) {
         return !!(type.flags & TypeFlags.Union && (type.aliasSymbol || (type as UnionType).origin));
     }
@@ -17012,6 +17056,9 @@ export function createTypeChecker(host: TypeCheckerHost): TypeChecker {
             if (includes & TypeFlags.StringLiteral && includes & TypeFlags.TemplateLiteral) {
                 removeStringLiteralsMatchedByTemplateLiterals(typeSet);
             }
+            if (includes & TypeFlags.IncludesConstrainedTypeVariable) {
+                removeConstrainedTypeVariables(typeSet);
+            }
             if (unionReduction === UnionReduction.Subtype) {
                 typeSet = removeSubtypes(typeSet, !!(includes & TypeFlags.Object));
                 if (!typeSet) {
@@ -17276,9 +17323,9 @@ export function createTypeChecker(host: TypeCheckerHost): TypeChecker {
         return true;
     }
 
-    function createIntersectionType(types: Type[], aliasSymbol?: Symbol, aliasTypeArguments?: readonly Type[]) {
+    function createIntersectionType(types: Type[], objectFlags: ObjectFlags, aliasSymbol?: Symbol, aliasTypeArguments?: readonly Type[]) {
         const result = createType(TypeFlags.Intersection) as IntersectionType;
-        result.objectFlags = getPropagatingFlagsOfTypes(types, /*excludeKinds*/ TypeFlags.Nullable);
+        result.objectFlags = objectFlags | getPropagatingFlagsOfTypes(types, /*excludeKinds*/ TypeFlags.Nullable);
         result.types = types;
         result.aliasSymbol = aliasSymbol;
         result.aliasTypeArguments = aliasTypeArguments;
@@ -17299,6 +17346,7 @@ export function createTypeChecker(host: TypeCheckerHost): TypeChecker {
         const typeMembershipMap = new Map<string, Type>();
         const includes = addTypesToIntersection(typeMembershipMap, 0 as TypeFlags, types);
         const typeSet: Type[] = arrayFrom(typeMembershipMap.values());
+        let objectFlags = ObjectFlags.None;
         // An intersection type is considered empty if it contains
         // the type never, or
         // more than one unit type or,
@@ -17350,6 +17398,36 @@ export function createTypeChecker(host: TypeCheckerHost): TypeChecker {
         if (typeSet.length === 1) {
             return typeSet[0];
         }
+        if (typeSet.length === 2) {
+            const typeVarIndex = typeSet[0].flags & TypeFlags.TypeVariable ? 0 : 1;
+            const typeVariable = typeSet[typeVarIndex];
+            const primitiveType = typeSet[1 - typeVarIndex];
+            if (typeVariable.flags & TypeFlags.TypeVariable && (primitiveType.flags & (TypeFlags.Primitive | TypeFlags.NonPrimitive) || includes & TypeFlags.IncludesEmptyObject)) {
+                // We have an intersection T & P or P & T, where T is a type variable and P is a primitive type, the object type, or {}.
+                const constraint = getBaseConstraintOfType(typeVariable);
+                // Check that T's constraint is similarly composed of primitive types, the object type, or {}.
+                if (constraint && everyType(constraint, t => !!(t.flags & (TypeFlags.Primitive | TypeFlags.NonPrimitive)) || isEmptyAnonymousObjectType(t))) {
+                    // If T's constraint is a subtype of P, simply return T. For example, given `T extends "a" | "b"`,
+                    // the intersection `T & string` reduces to just T.
+                    if (isTypeStrictSubtypeOf(constraint, primitiveType)) {
+                        return typeVariable;
+                    }
+                    if (!(constraint.flags & TypeFlags.Union && someType(constraint, c => isTypeStrictSubtypeOf(c, primitiveType)))) {
+                        // No constituent of T's constraint is a subtype of P. If P is also not a subtype of T's constraint,
+                        // then the constraint and P are unrelated, and the intersection reduces to never. For example, given
+                        // `T extends "a" | "b"`, the intersection `T & number` reduces to never.
+                        if (!isTypeStrictSubtypeOf(primitiveType, constraint)) {
+                            return neverType;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    // Some constituent of T's constraint is a subtype of P, or P is a subtype of T's constraint. Thus,
+                    // the intersection further constrains the type variable. For example, given `T extends string | number`,
+                    // the intersection `T & "a"` is marked as a constrained type variable. Likewise, given `T extends "a" | 1`,
+                    // the intersection `T & number` is marked as a constrained type variable.
+                    objectFlags = ObjectFlags.IsConstrainedTypeVariable;
+                }
+            }
+        }
         const id = getTypeListId(typeSet) + getAliasId(aliasSymbol, aliasTypeArguments);
         let result = intersectionTypes.get(id);
         if (!result) {
@@ -17385,7 +17463,7 @@ export function createTypeChecker(host: TypeCheckerHost): TypeChecker {
                 }
             }
             else {
-                result = createIntersectionType(typeSet, aliasSymbol, aliasTypeArguments);
+                result = createIntersectionType(typeSet, objectFlags, aliasSymbol, aliasTypeArguments);
             }
             intersectionTypes.set(id, result);
         }

src/compiler/types.ts

@@ -6153,6 +6153,8 @@ export const enum TypeFlags {
     /** @internal */
     IncludesInstantiable = Substitution,
     /** @internal */
+    IncludesConstrainedTypeVariable = StringMapping,
+    /** @internal */
     NotPrimitiveUnion = Any | Unknown | Void | Never | Object | Intersection | IncludesInstantiable,
 }
 
@@ -6313,6 +6315,8 @@ export const enum ObjectFlags {
     IsNeverIntersectionComputed = 1 << 24, // IsNeverLike flag has been computed
     /** @internal */
     IsNeverIntersection = 1 << 25, // Intersection reduces to never
+    /** @internal */
+    IsConstrainedTypeVariable = 1 << 26, // T & C, where T's constraint and C are primitives, object, or {}
 }
 
 /** @internal */

tests/baselines/reference/conditionalTypes1.errors.txt

@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ conditionalTypes1.ts(288,43): error TS2322: Type 'T95<U>' is not assignable to t
 !!! error TS2322: Type 'T' is not assignable to type 'NonNullable<T>'.
 !!! error TS2322:   Type 'T' is not assignable to type '{}'.
 !!! related TS2208 conditionalTypes1.ts:10:13: This type parameter might need an `extends {}` constraint.
+!!! related TS2208 conditionalTypes1.ts:10:13: This type parameter might need an `extends NonNullable<T>` constraint.
     }
 
     function f2<T extends string | undefined>(x: T, y: NonNullable<T>) {

tests/baselines/reference/inKeywordAndUnknown.types

@@ -138,12 +138,12 @@ function f5<T>(x: T & {}) {
 
 function f6<T extends {}>(x: T & {}) {
 >f6 : <T extends {}>(x: T & {}) => boolean
->x : T & {}
+>x : T
 
     return x instanceof Object && 'a' in x;
 >x instanceof Object && 'a' in x : boolean
 >x instanceof Object : boolean
->x : T & {}
+>x : T
 >Object : ObjectConstructor
 >'a' in x : boolean
 >'a' : "a"
@@ -152,15 +152,15 @@ function f6<T extends {}>(x: T & {}) {
 
 function f7<T extends object>(x: T & {}) {
 >f7 : <T extends object>(x: T & {}) => boolean
->x : T & {}
+>x : T
 
     return x instanceof Object && 'a' in x;
 >x instanceof Object && 'a' in x : boolean
 >x instanceof Object : boolean
->x : T & {}
+>x : T
 >Object : ObjectConstructor
 >'a' in x : boolean
 >'a' : "a"
->x : T & {}
+>x : T
 }
 

tests/baselines/reference/inKeywordTypeguard(strict=false).types

@@ -1078,12 +1078,12 @@ function isHTMLTable<T extends object | null>(table: T): boolean {
 const f = <P extends object>(a: P & {}) => {
 >f : <P extends object>(a: P & {}) => void
 ><P extends object>(a: P & {}) => {    "foo" in a;} : <P extends object>(a: P & {}) => void
->a : P & {}
+>a : P
 
     "foo" in a;
 >"foo" in a : boolean
 >"foo" : "foo"
->a : P & {}
+>a : P
 
 };
 

tests/baselines/reference/inKeywordTypeguard(strict=true).types

@@ -1078,12 +1078,12 @@ function isHTMLTable<T extends object | null>(table: T): boolean {
 const f = <P extends object>(a: P & {}) => {
 >f : <P extends object>(a: P & {}) => void
 ><P extends object>(a: P & {}) => {    "foo" in a;} : <P extends object>(a: P & {}) => void
->a : P & {}
+>a : P
 
     "foo" in a;
 >"foo" in a : boolean
 >"foo" : "foo"
->a : P & {}
+>a : P
 
 };
 

tests/baselines/reference/indexSignatures1.errors.txt

@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ indexSignatures1.ts(73,5): error TS2374: Duplicate index signature for type '`fo
 indexSignatures1.ts(81,5): error TS2413: '`a${string}a`' index type '"c"' is not assignable to '`${string}a`' index type '"b"'.
 indexSignatures1.ts(81,5): error TS2413: '`a${string}a`' index type '"c"' is not assignable to '`a${string}`' index type '"a"'.
 indexSignatures1.ts(87,6): error TS1337: An index signature parameter type cannot be a literal type or generic type. Consider using a mapped object type instead.
+indexSignatures1.ts(88,5): error TS2374: Duplicate index signature for type 'T'.
 indexSignatures1.ts(88,6): error TS1337: An index signature parameter type cannot be a literal type or generic type. Consider using a mapped object type instead.
 indexSignatures1.ts(89,6): error TS1268: An index signature parameter type must be 'string', 'number', 'symbol', or a template literal type.
+indexSignatures1.ts(90,5): error TS2374: Duplicate index signature for type 'T'.
 indexSignatures1.ts(90,6): error TS1337: An index signature parameter type cannot be a literal type or generic type. Consider using a mapped object type instead.
 indexSignatures1.ts(117,1): error TS7053: Element implicitly has an 'any' type because expression of type 'string' can't be used to index type 'I1'.
   No index signature with a parameter of type 'string' was found on type 'I1'.
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ indexSignatures1.ts(289,7): error TS2322: Type 'number' is not assignable to typ
 indexSignatures1.ts(312,43): error TS2353: Object literal may only specify known properties, and '[sym]' does not exist in type '{ [key: number]: string; }'.
 
 
-==== indexSignatures1.ts (50 errors) ====
+==== indexSignatures1.ts (52 errors) ====
     // Symbol index signature checking
 
     const sym = Symbol();
@@ -188,12 +190,16 @@ indexSignatures1.ts(312,43): error TS2353: Object literal may only specify known
          ~~~
 !!! error TS1337: An index signature parameter type cannot be a literal type or generic type. Consider using a mapped object type instead.
         [key: T | number]: string;  // Error
+        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2374: Duplicate index signature for type 'T'.
          ~~~
 !!! error TS1337: An index signature parameter type cannot be a literal type or generic type. Consider using a mapped object type instead.
         [key: Error]: string;  // Error
          ~~~
 !!! error TS1268: An index signature parameter type must be 'string', 'number', 'symbol', or a template literal type.
         [key: T & string]: string;  // Error
+        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2374: Duplicate index signature for type 'T'.
          ~~~
 !!! error TS1337: An index signature parameter type cannot be a literal type or generic type. Consider using a mapped object type instead.
     }

tests/baselines/reference/indexSignatures1.types

@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ type Invalid<T extends string> = {
 >key : Error
 
     [key: T & string]: string;  // Error
->key : T & string
+>key : T
 }
 
 // Intersections in index signatures

tests/baselines/reference/intersectionWithUnionConstraint.types

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ type T1 = (string | number | undefined) & (string | null | undefined);  // strin
 
 function f3<T extends string | number | undefined>(x: T & (number | object | undefined)) {
 >f3 : <T extends string | number | undefined>(x: T & (number | object | undefined)) => void
->x : T & (number | object | undefined)
+>x : (T & undefined) | (T & number)
 
     const y: number | undefined = x;
 >y : number | undefined
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ function f3<T extends string | number | undefined>(x: T & (number | object | und
 
 function f4<T extends string | number>(x: T & (number | object)) {
 >f4 : <T extends string | number>(x: T & (number | object)) => void
->x : T & (number | object)
+>x : T & number
 
     const y: number = x;
 >y : number

tests/baselines/reference/spreadObjectOrFalsy.js

@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ declare function f5<S, T extends undefined>(a: S | T): S | T;
 declare function f6<T extends object | undefined>(a: T): T;
 declare function g1<T extends {}, A extends {
     z: (T | undefined) & T;
-}>(a: A): T | (undefined & T);
+}>(a: A): T;
 interface DatafulFoo<T> {
     data: T;
 }

tests/baselines/reference/spreadObjectOrFalsy.types

@@ -58,19 +58,19 @@ function f6<T extends object | undefined>(a: T) {
 // Repro from #46976
 
 function g1<T extends {}, A extends { z: (T | undefined) & T }>(a: A) {
->g1 : <T extends {}, A extends { z: (T | undefined) & T; }>(a: A) => T | (undefined & T)
->z : T | (undefined & T)
+>g1 : <T extends {}, A extends { z: (T | undefined) & T; }>(a: A) => T
+>z : T
 >a : A
 
     const { z } = a;
->z : T | (undefined & T)
+>z : T
 >a : A
 
     return {
->{        ...z    } : T | (undefined & T)
+>{        ...z    } : T
 
         ...z
->z : T | (undefined & T)
+>z : T
 
     };
 }
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ class Foo<T extends string> {
             this.data.toLocaleLowerCase();
 >this.data.toLocaleLowerCase() : string
 >this.data.toLocaleLowerCase : (locales?: string | string[] | undefined) => string
->this.data : T | (undefined & T)
+>this.data : T
 >this : this & DatafulFoo<T>
->data : T | (undefined & T)
+>data : T
 >toLocaleLowerCase : (locales?: string | string[] | undefined) => string
         }
     }